After Burner II (c) 1987 Sega.

After Burner is another Sega game rendered with their then-ubiquitous 3-D sprite-scaling technology; this time putting the player into the seat of a powerful F14 Tomcat jet fighter.

Players must fight their way through 21 colourful, fast-moving stages, shooting down waves of enemy fighters while avoiding the enemy's incoming missiles. The F14 is equipped with a machine gun and a limited number of homing missiles. The gun has infinite ammunition and targeting is achieved by maneuvering the Tomcat so that the targeting cursor situated just in front of the jet is placed over an enemy fighter.

To deploy missiles, the player must first 'lock-on' to the target, a sound will indicate that the lock has taken place and missiles should then be fired, these will home in on and destroy the locked-on enemy fighter.

Missile stocks are replenished at the end of every 2nd stage, either by the appearance of a large support plane that automatically links up with the player's jet fighter, or by landing on a military airstrip - which again happens automatically.

After Burner's straightforward shoot-em-up gameplay is simple and repetitive, but the game's incredible visuals ensured its success.

- TECHNICAL -

Deluxe cabinet dimensions : 80'' (203cm) Deep x 53'' (135cm) Wide x 69'' (175cm) High. Weight : 800 lbs (362 kg)
Upright cabinet dimensions : 24, 8'' (63cm) Deep x 33, 9'' (86cm) Wide x 72, 8'' (185cm) High. Weight : 273 lbs (124 kg)

Sega X Board hardware
Game ID : 834-6335-02

Main CPU : (2x) 68000 (@ 12.5 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM2151 (@ 4 Mhz), Sega (@ 4 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 320 x 224 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 24576

Players : 1
Control : stick
Buttons : 2

- TRIVIA -

Released in October 1987.

In the cut-scenes that show your jet fighter landing on a landing strip in order to reload the missile supply, there are some special vehicles that will make a cameo appearance. In the first landing, you'll see a man riding the motorcycle from "Hang-On". and in the second landing, you'll see the famous Ferrari Testarossa-like car from "Out Run".

David Hernly holds the record for this game with 2, 215, 620 points on June 1, 2008.

Soundtrack album releases :
After Burner II (MJCAX-00007) (Marvelous Entertainment)
SEGA AGES SOUND TRACK THE BEST PLUS [PS2 SEGA AGES 2500 Series] (KDSD-00051~2)
After Burner 20th Anniversary Box (29/11/2007)

An ABII unit appears in the 1991 movie 'Terminator 2 - Judgment Day'.

- UPDATES -

ABII is essentially the same game as "After Burner", but there are a few differences, mainly the fact that it is possible to control your plane speed.

- SERIES -

1. After Burner (1987)
2. After Burner II (1987)
3. G-Loc - Air Battle (1990)
4. R360 - G-Loc Air Battle (1990)
5. Strike Fighter (1991)
6. Sky Target (1995)
7. Sega Strike Fighter (2000)
8. After Burner Climax (2006)
9. After Burner - Black Falcon (2007, Sony PSP)

- STAFF -

Designed by : Yu Suzuki (YU.)
Music by : Hiroshi Miyauchi (HIR)
Staff : (KIM), (BIN), (SAD), (KEY), (Y.N)

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Jordanv78 03-03-16 - 04:03 PM
 Probably the best action arcade game from it's era. It stood head and shoulders above the rest when compared to other games released in 1987. Still plays great even almost 30 years later. Fun stuff.
Totts 03-03-16 - 03:24 PM
 it is amazin!
Shogun Gamer 09-27-12 - 07:02 AM
 Yes! It works! I remember a burger bar by my grandparents house in canada had this game, I'd just stare at it but never play it, and it's still there today surprisingly.